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The Greatest Lie about the Red Scare is that it Ended (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Socialism is the people. If you are afraid of socialism, you're afraid of yourself.

Fred Hampton

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Rest in Power Fred Hampton, a brave Marxist-Leninist that tried to do what was right and got murdered by the US police for it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The same folks I know who wouldn't even consider a conversation about socialism are not going to be swayed when I quote any black man to them, much less a panther.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Totally fair. The trick is to meet them where they're at, and then work from there. The folks you're thinking about will take a lot of effort, but if union organizers can do it then so can you